linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: Add rtl8821ce PCIe WiFi driver

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Date:   Wed, 15 May 2019 13:40:22 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@...onical.com>
Cc:     devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: Add rtl8821ce PCIe WiFi driver

On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 07:24:01PM +0800, Kai-Heng Feng wrote:
> The rtl8821ce can be found on many HP and Lenovo laptops.
> Users have been using out-of-tree module for a while,
> 
> The new Realtek WiFi driver, rtw88, will support rtl8821ce in 2020 or
> later.

Where is that driver, and why is it going to take so long to get merged?

>  296 files changed, 206166 insertions(+)

Ugh, why do we keep having to add the whole mess for every single one of
these devices?

Why can't we just have a real driver now?

thanks,

greg k-h